Astronaut Mitchell claims UFO's are not in any nation's arsenal, but they do
exist.

NEW YORK

Alex Cavallari of Brooklyn, reports photographing an orb or sphere on February
1, 1998,at using a 35 mm Minolta camera and ASA400 Kodak Gold film. The
pictures shows a UFO Sphere or Orb that was seen maneuvering in a controlled
and or piloted fashion. Alex writes: "It was a nice day and I had to go
outside on the roof of my home to adjust my amateur radio antenna. I first
noticed a small orange and red colored bright dot in the eastern sky, in the
direction of Kennedy Airport about 4:20 PM, EST. I scanned the sky for a few
more seconds and all of a sudden the UFO appeared. It just appeared from
nowhere. I did not see it fly to the area in the sky that I was viewing. This
time it was much bigger and closer, it was about the size or diameter of a
cigarette, when viewed at arm's length. I went inside and got my camera. When
I returned and looked for the sphere it appeared to swoop straight down in
front of my view and then stopped for about three seconds, and then it
disappeared.

Suddenly, it was to my left and I took a picture. The UFO started to move
forward and down towards me and then stopped. It was the size of a basketball
when viewed at arm's length, a solid mass of light bright red, orange, yellow,
white orb. There were different layers of color around the perimeter of the
sphere. It flew to the north, then straight up and straight back down. I
took two more pictures. Then it just flew from the north, stopped for a split
second and headed to the southwest towards the sun and was no longer visible.
The total time of the event was about 12 minutes. Thanks to Alex Cavallari.
Xelufo@aol.com. NY Director of Skywatch International.

OHIO

Timothy J. of Gratis, Ohio on February 5, 1998, at 8:30 PM, reported that his
brother came in the house and stated, "There's a UFO outside!" Timothy ran
outside and saw a craft southeast of his house, 15 miles SW of Dayton. He
described it as, "Triangular shaped with a glow that contrasted against the
sky. It had a light at each corner and three more in the center. Two of the
outside lights blinked alternately with one center light. It made no sound
and flew extremely slow." Contacts with the local police have thus far been
negative.

Samuel X reports, "My wife and daughter saw strange lights south of Camden
and Gratis Ohio in the past." The lights were first observed on November 19,
1997, between 5:30 and 6:00 PM. There was four lights with two of these
lights almost on top of each other. One of the two lights was much larger then
the one at its side. The smaller light would at times circle the larger one.
These two lights were the ones, that I found to be the strangest. The two
other lights seen were not as bright, and they kept fading in and out of
sight. My daughter states she has seen these lights frequently and calls them
the Gratis UFOs. I hope to get a photo of them this week. None of these
lights blinked and they never changed in altitude. Thanks to: This sighting
report received from NACOMM's, Bruce Cornet bcornet@monmouth.com, and UFO
Research http://home.fuse.net/task/

UNITED KINGDOM FLYING TRIANGLES

Victor J. Kean reports that Project FT is reviewing hundreds of reports of
Flying Triangles (FT) over southeastern England during the last several years.
Most of the sightings are near three important nuclear power stations near the
coast. We can only speculate why these craft are flying over this area almost
nightly. Sizewell Nuclear Power Station (NPS) on the Suffolk coast and
Bradwell NPS on the Blackwater in Essex are located 45 miles apart. The Kent
coast at its nearest point (Isle of Grain) to Bradwell is about 27 miles
further south. The FT have also been reported over Tihange, a nuclear power
station with 3 cooling towers. Within 10 miles of either side of this flight-
path there are significant military and government facilities such as: Orford
Ness Research station, Bentwaters--Lakenheath AFB (disused) RAF Woodbridge,
RAF Alconbury, Colchester Barracks, Brit Telecom Research Martlesham Heath
Foulness (nuclear weapons store) RAF Bawdsey (electronics research). The
flying triangles might be examining important ports such as Harwich, and
Felixstowe the largest container port in Europe.

Victor gave an example of the validity of the FT reports. "We received a
report from Observer 'B' a year before Observer 'A' emerged, so it was quite
pleasing when we entered the latter report into our database and discovered
that the two sightings were only 5 minutes in time and 11 miles in space.
Equally of interest, these reports highlighted that the object had on more
than one occasion, been seen by Observer 'A' ten minutes before arriving at
Observer 'C' who was even further south in the area of a nuclear power
station. In fact, we even 'caught' the object returning back to where
Observer 'A' had previously seen it after some 20 minutes."

Detractors claim the FT are some rather slow moving stealth 'airships'
belonging to either the RAF or the USAF. Some stealth chasers have been
studying the small, silver-colored triangle aircraft that flies out of RAF
Wharton. The idea that the FT is a 'black budget' aircraft is a theory by
those who dismiss the alien possibilities. The problem with *that* theory is
where does one get pilots who are capable of withstanding the high G-Forces
and other 'shape-shifting' capabilities displayed by the FT. Also, why would
the RAF or the USAF aircraft randomly hover for 5 to 25 minutes over a Nuclear
Power Station on a nightly basis? After all, any readings or visual inspection
can be carried out by the staff on the ground. Water samples taken from the
mouths of rivers would also quickly identify contamination. Just imagine the
result should one of these large craft fall out of the sky.

There are a few 'lone' FT reports from 1960 to 1988 in the vicinity of UK
Nuclear Power Stations. Our database has recently received 16 reports from
1989, and 92. Additional reports from 1990 showed 71 were over Sizewell NPS,
Suffolk. The NPS were visited by orange or yellow 'Spheres' or 24% of the
total. Apart from the odd exception, the FT was always described as
displaying three white apex 'lights' and with a single red 'light' in the
center of the underside. The FT was described as "black" or as a "triangular
pattern of lights." A grey-colored Disk shape was also seen on one occasion
that year.

It appears the FT is a source of infra-red, which erases or nearly erases
images on photographs made with a short exposure time. This is the "Herschel
effect," a perfectly respectable scientific phenomenon. We suggest using
ordinary film and long exposure times, like Ektachrome ED 200 ASA, with two
second's exposure times. Victor announced that a team of independent
'observers' complete with cameras, VCRs and binoculars is organizing a
'skywatch' near one of the UK Nuclear Power stations next month. Furthermore,
one of the most respected and long established UFO Research groups in the
three counties involved has been on regular 'Skywatch' in Rendlesham Forest
for the past five years. They've recorded the 'comings and goings' of the FT

Jean-Pierre Pharabod of France, an excellent researcher, writes the evidence
includes numerous newspaper reports about the British Flying Triangles. These
include: the Cornishman-Penzance newspaper on 6 July 1995, the Southport
Visitor newspaper on 8 March 1996; the Daily Mail Weekend on 9 March 1996, as
well as a rather long article in the Manchester Guardian. There is also an
article by David Windle, a serious scientific free-lance journalist who
usually writes for the Sunday Times. He was not interested in UFOs, but in
secret planes, and was chasing the infamous "Aurora" when he ran into these
British FTs. He has investigated some cases and interviewed witnesses for his
article in the June 1997, Focus.

Another article entitled, 'A Flying Triangle of Fear' was published in the
'News of the World': It stated, "The bizarre flying triangle hovered almost
silently above the tiny hamlet of Hollesley in Suffolk for 20 minutes.
Frightened children fled indoors and stunned villagers watched open-mouthed as
three bright white lights hung motionless in the night sky. The UFO finally
zoomed off making a high-pitched whining noise, 'nothing like an aeroplane or
helicopter' according to eye-witnesses! A baker, Ron Macro was out on his
rounds when the eerie lights came over the trees. 'We froze,' said 41-year old
Ron, of St Austel Grove, Kesgrave, near Ipswich. 'The lights were in a
triangle and remained perfectly still.' Several minutes passed. Then the
lights moved. 'Whatever was in the sky flew over us. The lights beamed down
and we heard a high-pitched whine,' added Ron. The most frightening episode
in the latest UFO incident was experienced by pretty Debbie Foreman and her
pal, Pauline Osborne. Strange things suddenly started happening to their car
as they drove under the mysterious lights. 'The headlights on the car dimmed
and the engine cut out,' said Debbie, 21, of Heath View, Leiston, Suffolk.
'Until then the car had behaved quite normally. But everything seemed to go
wrong." The silent (only emitting sound when moving?), hovering, low altitude
object, directed beams of light downward and eventually departed at great
speed. Captain Kathleen McCullom, Chief, Public Affairs Division at RAF
Woodbridge and the adjoining RAF Bentwaters stated: "Nothing was seen on
radar. I cannot say more than that." The article is dated 23 October 1983, and
may be the first UK newspaper report of a 'flying triangle' and origin of
that terminology?

Additionally, there are numerous articles about the Bentwaters and 'Rendlesham
Forest' incidents in the early1980's, as described in Colonel Halt's memo to
the Ministry of Defence. Most reports still originate from the US and there
are comparative, earlier reports to be found in the US media. On the subject
matter, I'm surprised to see so few, if any, references to Ellen Crystal's
book, 'Silent Invasion', which documented her alleged encounters with 'flying
triangles,' long before this was a topical facet. Her sketches are also
noticeably similar to later descriptions and drawings of said beast. Thanks
to: Victor J. Kean Project FT, Jean-Pierre Pharabod and Current Encounters.

FOO FIGHTERS IN IRAQ

Joel Carpenter writes, "In light of seemingly imminent air operations over
Iraq, I thought it might be of interest to bring up the issue of Gulf War "Foo
Fighters and UFOs." According to Gulf War Air Power Survey, Vol. II:
Operations / Effects and Effectiveness , Part 1, (Washington, DC: Government
Printing Office, 1993) Page 194:

US F-111 "Aardvark" pilots: "reported on several occasions being intercepted
by Iraqi aircraft that approached them and even illuminated them with
searchlights without ever firing. The TACC log reports a ballad about 'Baghdad
Billy' that runs as follows: I'm an F-111 Jock, and I'm here to tell of
Baghdad Billy, and his jet from hell. We were well protected, with F-15 Eagles
in tight, but that didn't stop the man with the light. RJ, AWACS, they didn't
see as Baghdad Billy snuck up on me. Then I found a spotlight shining at my
six and my whoozoo [weapons systems officer said, whooly s***. I popped off
some chaff and I popped a flare, but that Iraqi bandit, he didn't care. I had
tracers on my left, and tracers on my right with a load of bombs, I had to run
from the fight. I rolled my 'Vark over and took her down into the darkness and
finally lost the clown. When I landed back at Taif and gave this rap, CENTAF
said I was full of crap. I'm here to tell you, the God's honest truth that
Iraqi bandit, he ain't no spoof. You don't have to worry, there is no way
you'll see Baghdad Billy if you fly in the day. But listen to me son, for I am
right watch out for Baghdad Billy if you fly in the night!" Even more
incredible, according to the document, is the fact that an F-111 was lost when
its pilots flew into the ground trying to escape the nonexistent "Iraqi bandit
with the light." As far as I know, no planes were lost to the WW II Foo
Fighters. Thanks to: Joel Carpenter and Project 1947

HAVE YOU HAD A CLOSE ENCOUNTER?

Dr. R. Lear and Mr. Derrel Sims, in a meeting in Thousand Oaks, California
demonstrated revolutionary findings about markings on the skin of people who
feel they have been abducted. These markings were not visible to the naked
eye, but were discovered incidentally while standing under a 'black light.'
What appeared was fluorescent markings on the facial area, hands, arms,
stomach -- and also elsewhere. The colors were greenish, and not able to be
either washed or scrubbed off. The markings were sub-derminal and can last
from one hour up to ten days, as far as research till now have proven. Mr.
Sims could not explain how these markings were made. Abductees, all upon
having marks, have through hypnotic sessions explained they have undergone
examination onboard alien craft. The only time variation occurred in the color
was among some female abductees that claimed to have been onboard the craft,
holding and nurturing hybrid babies. These women had red fluorescent marks,
on their palms, necks and face, where one would expect close contact holding
a baby.

Keep a black light lamp at home, if you suspect that you are among the
abductee group. Memories are most often erase upon awakening the next morning
after a nocturnal meeting. Sometimes only a vague flash will remind you of
what has occurred during the night. If you want to check it out, keep a black
light at home, the kind that often is used at Holloween giving off a bluish
light. Check out your arms and face in the morning. The ones we saw, were
random, non-figurative marks to markings that were figurative. One doctor had
found an illuminative mark that looked as if it were 'stamped' on his upper
arm. If you find such marks, please notify us immediately and we will attempt
to check into your case.. Thanks to Pleiades at:
http://home.powertech.no/pleiades/markings.htm

ASTRONAUT EDGAR MITCHELL:

On January 31, 1971, Navy Captain Dr. Edgar Mitchell embarked with Admiral
Alan Shepard and Colonel Stuart Roosa on Apollo 14 for a journey of over
500,000 miles in outer space. He became the sixth person to walk on the moon.
His academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Industrial
Management from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Science from the U.S.
Navel Postgraduate School and a Doctor of Science in Aeronautics and
Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Mitchell's
comments from the Prophets Conference last October were:

"I'd like to add a bit to what Steven (Dr. Steven Greer) had to say. It was a
marvelous report, but what I'd like to add to it is that in our briefing of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff Intelligence Group, it became very clear to us that
they were naive. They did not really know any more about this effort than we
do, if as much. That is because, as Bob Dean pointed out earlier, most of the
people in government were not in government when I retired twenty five years
ago, they are younger people. The files going back fifty years just no longer
exist. They've either been purged, compromised or whatever. They don't
exist. So when we blame government for not being forthright, they really
don't have anything to be forthright about, at least at that level. Now,
somewhere there's knowledgeable people, and Steven has ferreted out quite a
few of them. And in my own efforts in talking with these folks, and talking
with government, the question often comes up as to how they could have kept
this a secret for so long. And friends they haven't. It's been around us all
the time, but it has been denied, and obscured. I often like to state the
condition, the story, the myth if you will, about Columbus coming here and
some of the Indians not seeing the ships simply because it was not in their
collective consciousness and their repertoire, they at least didn't want to
see them. Much of what we're seeing now is what many people don't want to see
either. There's been a massive effort at creating that, of denying the
obvious, of saying that you're not seeing what's sitting right in front of you
right now, thus causing doubt in your own mind. It's amazingly effective.
So, documentation and evidence, that is probably the smoking gun type of
evidence, has been totally compromised by saying that it's simply not true.
So it is not true that they (government) have kept the secret.

They haven't kept the secret, but it has been totally compromised by
misinformation and disinformation. Now for my own experience, I have had no
first hand experience like so many of you. I have not encountered a UFO, and
we did not have them trailing, us as far as we know, going to the moon. We
didn't meet anyone on the moon. We did it just like we said we did. For the
last twenty-five years we have dealt with the issue of, on one hand, the flat-
earthers who said, 'you didn't go anywhere, it was all filmed out here in the
desert,' and on the other hand, another fringe that said, 'yes you have been
there, but you were followed. You were in contact with UFOs. There were
beings on the moon that you met and had contact with.' Well, that's not true
either. So, we have walked between these two extremes of misinformation,
disinformation and pure ignorance. We did what we said we did, and I want to
assure you, from that period up until the current time, NASA was one of the
organizations ignorant of this type of activity. And the prevailing wisdom in
NASA was that we didn't even think about it. It was a ridiculous idea that we
would encounter beings on the moon.

However, in the last twenty-five years since that time, I became quite
knowledgeable and became friends with Allan Hynek. I know and work with
Jacques Vallee consistently now, and I have known the gentlemen on this stage,
Bob Dean and Steven Greer for a few years. For me with all the evidence, it's
not a matter of believing, it's a matter of the preponderance of evidence, and
the evidence keeps building. The sightings keep happening. So it is clear
that if they are ET, and I will question some of the sightings as to if they
are ET, they are making their presence known. I also think that the
prevalence in the modern era of so many events - the sightings, the continual
mutilation events, the so-called abduction events - that we are looking at
likely reversed engineered technology in the hands of humans that are not
under government control or any type of high level control. I find that quite
alarming.

With regard to the technology itself, I work with folks who do know what is in
our technological data base and what is available to modern armies. The so-
called ET technology, the ability to have silent engines and flying machines
that make no sound, flying machines that have the characteristics that are
consistent with reproduction of UFO sightings, are not in any nation's
arsenal, but they do exist. So if there are back engineered technologies
existing, they are probably in the hands of this group of individuals,
formerly government, formerly perhaps intelligence, formerly, under private
sector control with some sort of oversight by military or by government. But
this (oversight) is likely no longer the case as a result of this access
denied category that is now operating. I call it a clandestine group. The
technology is not in our military arsenals anywhere in the world, but it does
exist, and to me that's quite disconcerting. I do work with a number of
groups. We do know about some of the things that the technologies are used
for, and I want to assure you that these technologies are not that far beyond
our current state of knowledge. Now understanding it scientifically,
understanding how it can be, is a long way from having a fully developed
usable technology. But if in our knowledge we can understand how it has to be
in order to create that technology, we're not that far away. So I want to
assure you that we're not talking about technologies that are so farfetched
that we can't understand them. They're just beyond the technological horizon.

I want to tell you that it doesn't appear we need to be using ultra-
dimensions and wormholes, etc., for this. It looks like our three dimensional
or four dimensional space-time universe is about what it appears to be, and
that we can operate within that space-time universe with these types of
technologies. We have tended, like the ancients of old, to have invented
myths about too many dimensions and time travel, wormhole travel, etc., and it
doesn't look like that's necessary to explain what we're seeing." Thanks to
Dr. Mitchell, Axiom http://www.aloha.net/~axiom/tapes.

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